Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121216161514141111121111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3262652611861721291291311319491129191246236247437422706706595480394365
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
35
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:19AM
2.66
3:53PM
2.50
4:34AM
2.49
5:18PM
2.36
6:06AM
2.43
6:41PM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08PM
0.51
9:46AM
0.67
10:09PM
0.73
10:59AM
0.83
11:29PM
0.87
12:23PM
0.86
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----7:26-------7:28-------7:28---
Sunset-------7:25-------7:23-------7:22
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------11-56434412231211
Temp. °C171616161619191717171717171717181717171818192020
Feels °C (?)151414141316161514131312111211131112141517192122
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